Chopped Salad with Spicy Tomato Vinaigrette

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Chopped Salad with Spicy Tomato Vinaigrette

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

4 handfuls of your favorite lettuce mix
2 eggs, boiled, peeled and chopped
1’2 cup canned chick peas, rinsed and dried
1/4 red onion, finely chopped
6 strips bacon, cooked until crisp and crumbled
1/2 cup cubed feta cheese
1 cup chopped cooked rotisserie chicken
1 ear of corn, grilled and kernels removed
1 small Persian cucumber thinly sliced
1/2 yellow bell pepper, diced
1 handful of Greek olives
1 cup halved small cherry tomatoes
a few basil leaves
tomato vinaigrette
1 small to medium ripe red tomato (to yield about 1/3 cup puree)
1 Tbsp harissa paste (or tomato paste)
2 Tbsp sherry vinegar
6 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS

Lay the lettuce out onto a wide round salad bowl.
Top with all the ingredients, laying out each one in its own section.
Scatter the basil leaves over the top.
To make the dressing, give the tomato a rough chop and puree it in a small food processor.
Whisk in the harissa or tomato paste, the vinegar, and the olive oil until blended. Add the salt and black pepper to taste.

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